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Torbraehead

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°14′55″ N 3°54′41″ W

Map showing the location of Torbraehead Torbraehead
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
400 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Moniaive
5.7 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport51 km
GLA Glasgow Airport77 km

About Torbraehead

Torbraehead is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 400 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Bennan and Thistlemark Hill.

Climate of Torbraehead

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 174 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (180 mm)
Driest month
April (81 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Torbraehead
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°13°15°16°16°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)18012213481888186110143174174178

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Torbraehead

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 51 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 72 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 51 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 77 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 85 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 72 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 90 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 148 kmsouthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 148 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 150 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Torbraehead

Within 100 km: 380 historic and cultural sites, 2,764 natural sites, 726 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km387 places

  • Mid Isle Island 23 kmSE
  • Kids Isle Island 25 kmW
  • Otter Isle Island 21 kmSW
  • Lint Holm Island 16 kmW

25–60 km1,366 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 45 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 52 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 58 kmNW
  • Murrays Isles Island 52 kmSW

60–100 km2,117 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 93 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 86 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 87 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 82 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Moniaive Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.7 km S
  • Tynron Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.2 km SE
  • Thornhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.4 km E
  • Dunreggan Neighbourhood, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.6 km S
  • Penpont Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.3 km E
  • Kirkland Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.9 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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